American Casualty Company v. Seckinger

Frankum, Judge.

1. Parties to civil cases are entitled to a panel of 24 competent and impartial jurors from which to strike a jury, Code § 59-704, and a juror who is not impartial should not be placed upon the panel. Mayor &c. of Columbus v. Goetchius, 7 Ga. 139; Justices &c. v. Griffin &c. Plank Rd. Co., 15 Ga. 39, 54 (1); Howell v. Howell, 59 Ga. 145, 150; Atlantic C. L. R. Co. v. Bunn, 2 Ga. App. 305 (1) (58 SE 538). Accordingly, where a prospective juror in answer to a question propounded by counsel for the plaintiff stated that he did not know whether he could be impartial or not, it was…